Dead leaves fall to the ground in the wind. As the clock ticks by, autumn is coming to an end. The first snow in Liaodong will completely freeze the whole world, and then the whole four months will be a harsh winter that will not be able to fight.

Chang Miao stepped on the layers of fallen leaves and admired the autumn colors, but his mood could not be calmed: the training work of the various units was almost completed, but once the snow fell, there would be no chance to fight Goryeo within this year, so the enthusiasm of the soldiers that had been accumulated for a long time was bound to be greatly hit. It's important to have a fight at the right time and turn that enthusiasm into confidence in victory. However, how to accomplish this step must be carefully considered, and when there is no complete certainty, it is not advisable to expand the scale of the battle too large, and at the same time the scale must not be too small, and it is necessary to allow the soldiers to build up sufficient confidence and effectively vent part of their combat enthusiasm for the coming spring. In this case, the most suitable person for this battle is the Tiger Guard Battalion, but he once promised Xue Boren enough training time for him, but now it is difficult for him to speak.

It seems that we can only find a bigger fighter for He Ling's cavalry team to perform. Chang Miao looked up at the sky and thought so in his heart. At this time, a scout reported that a force of Goryeo cavalry was advancing towards the area of Baota Mountain on the other side of the Liaoshui, numbering about 2,000.

Chang Miao's heart moved when he heard this, this is really a good time from God. As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly saw Xue Boren rushing over, and before he could reach the front of him, he had already shouted: "Lord Duhu, Xiaguan just heard a piece of news." ”

Chang Miao retracted his thoughts and asked with a smile, "Oh? What's the news? ”

"Xiaguan learned that there are 2,000 Goryeo cavalry advancing near Pagoda Mountain, there is a small village that we abandoned in the time of Taizu, although this stockade is dilapidated, but holding this place can effectively prevent our army from crossing the river from this direction, it seems that the Goryeo people are ready to hold on to the territory they have now obtained, and this cavalry must be acting for this purpose. The lower officer suggested immediately organizing troops to annihilate this enemy force! ”

Chang Miao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "This governor has just been reported, how did Brother Xue learn about this?" ”

Xue Boren clenched his fists and replied: "Lord Yudu, the lower officials also privately sent some spies across the Liaoshui to find out the news, which can be regarded as a practical training course for them." ”

"Interesting," Chang Miao grabbed Xue Boren's wrist and said, "This governor intends to let the Tiger Guard Battalion take up this sortie mission, I wonder if Brother Xue is willing?" ”

Xue Boren hurriedly saluted and said, "The lower official must live up to the order of the Lord Protector." However, the lower official also wanted to ask the Lord to send another cavalry as a response. According to the observation of the lower officials, the Korean cavalry rarely acts alone, and there are usually responding troops in their vicinity, which our scouts may not have discovered at present, and if there is such a force, it should be safe. ”

"Okay, the governor will let Su Chengdong lead the troops." Chang Miao agreed with a smile, but he wondered in his heart that he would say that he would go to see the training situation of the Tiger Guard Camp these days.

At dawn the next day, when Chang Miao and Su Chengdong stood on the top of the mountain together on their horses to observe the actions of the Tiger Guard Battalion, he saw the perfect unfolding of a surprise battle.

Since some scouts later discovered that there were still 5,000 cavalry in the vicinity of this Goryeo cavalry, but the distance between the two was more than 50 miles, if the battle could be resolved before reinforcements arrived, they could get rid of the enemy army in time and return to the north bank of Liaoshui. For this reason, Xue Boren set a strategy of lurking and tailgating, and the time was set at the dawn when people were most tired.

The 2,000 Goryeo army was suddenly attacked, and there was a great chaos. However, the cavalry was well-trained, and soon they found that their opponent was about the size of their own, and they began to regain their composure, regrouping and preparing for a counterattack. It's a pity that Xue Boren won't give them this opportunity, and his cavalry used rapid attacks to force the Goryeo army to complete the reorganization of the formation. Even more terrifying were the group of civilian survivors in the Tiger Guard Camp, whose attacks were as crazy as ghosts and gods, and who would not flinch at all, roaring and launching fierce attacks on the Goryeo army. It stands to reason that this kind of irrational and violent attack will make his formation scattered, and the result will give the Goryeo army a chance to counterattack, but the behavior of these people has long been expected by Xue Boren, and he commanded the rest of the troops to perfectly cooperate with these fanatics, and simply used this group of people as death squads, constantly causing bleeding in the Goryeo army's camp.

After several repeated attacks, the Goryeo cavalry finally realized that it was impossible to regroup, so they began to change their tactics and organize counterattacks in hundreds. However, this method of warfare has a fatal weakness, that is, their commander will be disconnected from the other troops because of this, and his surroundings will become only protected by a hundred men, Xue Boren waited for this opportunity, and immediately dispatched the fresh forces that had been prepared for a long time to storm the enemy general.

"As long as you win the enemy general, there will be no suspense in this battle." Chang Miao, who had been standing on the top of the hill and observing the battle situation, asserted.

At this moment, Su Chengdong pointed below and shouted, "Lord Duhu!" Look at that man! ”

Chang Miao looked in the direction pointed by Su Chengdong and saw a unique figure in the commando team sent by Xue Boren. This person is not wearing the military uniform and armor of the Liaodong Army like others, and he is also wearing a cloak made of white tiger skin, which is particularly eye-catching on the battlefield. This man stabbed four Goryeo soldiers off the horse in a row with a spear, and finally the spear could not bear the pressure and broke when the fifth person was stabbed, this person did not pause at all, directly pulled out his saber and cut off the head of the fifth person, and then swung the knife to continue the attack, and finally rushed in front of the enemy general after slashing three more people. The Goryeo general stabbed with a spear, but the man threw the saber in his hand at the enemy general, and at the moment when the enemy general dodged the flying knife, the man had already flown to the enemy general, and the two rolled to the ground together, the man pressed the Goryeo general to the ground with one hand, but ripped off his helmet with the other hand, and smashed directly into the face of the Goryeo general. Under the frenzied smashing, the Goryeo general was unresponsive.

"It's crazy, it's a deadly fight." Chang Miao couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Having said that, he still remembered this figure clearly in his mind.

With the death of the Goryeo general, the Goryeo army, which was originally fighting separately, lost its unified command, and the behavior that originally planned to regain the initiative by virtue of its combat quality became the fatal wound of this battle, because now the Goryeo cavalry is no longer the cavalry of the Liaodong Army in the past, and in front of them is the elite troops that are better than them, and the result of dispersing the troops is just an excellent opportunity for the opponent to break through.

In this battle, the Goryeo army left more than 1,000 corpses, and the rest of the army was scattered. The casualties of the Tiger Guard Battalion were less than 100, and this elite force, which would be famous all over the world in the future, won the first battle.